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ARRET LIGNE [1 record]

Record 1 2024-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dactyloscopy
  • Biometrics
  • Criminology
  • Police
DEF

The point where a ridge ends in a fingerprint.

CONT

Ridge characteristics: island, lake, bifurcation, ridge ending.

OBS

ridge ending: designation and definition officially approved by the Security Terminology Committee (STC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dactyloscopie
  • Biométrie
  • Criminologie
  • Police
DEF

Point où une crête se termine dans une empreinte digitale.

CONT

Caractéristiques des crêtes : îlot, lac, bifurcation, arrêt de ligne.

OBS

arrêt de ligne : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Comité de la terminologie de la sécurité (CTS).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dactiloscopia
  • Biometría
  • Criminología
  • Policía
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